It was another perfect month, with Arsene Wenger once again winning the Premier League's Manager of the Month of December, while Zhang Xu was also included in the list of the best team for December, with Arsenal having four players selected. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, for Arsenal, this is not the happiest thing for them, they are most excited because Arsenal have become the halfway champions of the Premier League this season with 57 horror league points!

They are followed by Manchester City, with only 41 points! The difference of 16 points is enough for all the Premier League giants to look up to Arsenal.

Originally, generally speaking, the halfway title of the Premier League, the hope of winning the league title is relatively large, coupled with such a large points gap, Arsenal winning the league title is almost a certainty.

In this case, the various media in England naturally touted Arsenal well! Both the media that have a discordant relationship with Arsenal and those who have always supported Arsenal are full of confidence that Arsenal will win the league title.

Of course, they have not forgotten who made Arsenal change so much, and who made Arsenal have the strength to win the championship!

Not bad! He is Zhang Xu!

For a time, Zhang Xu could be seen in the newspapers and websites of major media in England, and now Zhang Xu has become a banner of Arsenal!

At 3pm on 1 January 2014, the 20th round of the 2013/14 English Premier League season was contested at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal won 2-0 at home to Cardiff City, substitute Bendtner broke the deadlock in the 88th minute, and Walket extended the score.

Arsenal won five in a row to keep them in the lead.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 12 meetings with Cardiff City, who last won seven and drew five, with the last time they won against Arsenal was in 1961. However, the last time they won at home in the league was in 1955. The two sides have met 43 times in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 19 wins, 14 draws and 10 defeats.

Podolski and Monreal came on in place of the injured Olivier Giroud and Gibbs, while Arteta rotated Rosicky to start.

Former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accompanied Cardiff City boss Chen Zhiyuan to watch the game.

Although it was Arsenal's home stadium, Cardiff City played more actively, and after the opening, they frequently attacked forward.

However, under Zhang Xu's central scheduling, Cardiff City did not get any chances. Of course, the game was indeed hot, the players on both sides fought fiercely, and in less than five minutes of the game, Walcott fell into the offside trap twice.

In the 13th minute of the game, Wilshere crossed from the left, Zhang Xu's header from the middle, and Walcott's shovel shot from the right side of the small penalty area missed the near corner. In the 16th minute, Sagna's free kick from outside the edge of the box hit the wall. In the 18th minute, Wilshire passed the ball, and Zhang Xu's left-footed shot in front of the penalty area was missed again.

In the 26th minute, Arteta passed the ball and Walcott's shot from 15 yards on the right side of the box went just wide. Wilshire went down in the box under Medel's defence and the referee refused to award a penalty.

In the 28th minute of the game, Flamini passed the ball, and Cazorla's shot in front of the penalty area was still wide. March's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the box is saved by Szczesny. Mertesacker is booked for a foul on Fraser Campbell. In the 31st minute, Zhang Xu passed the ball straight, and Walcott's shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the side netting. In the 42nd minute, Fraser Campbell passed the ball and Nunn fired high from 25 yards out on the right. In the 43rd minute, Wilshere passed, Zhang Xu leaked the ball to Cazorla, and Cazorla's shot from the left side of the box was blocked by Cockel.

In the 50th minute, after receiving a pass from Zhang Xu, Sagna volleyed a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area wide. In the 53rd minute, Monreal passed, Zhang Xu pushed the ball, and after the football broke through the crotch of the opponent's defender, it came to the feet of Podolski, who was inserted forward, and Podolski's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Cocker. Nunn's cross from the right found Monreal on the edge of the box and the referee did not award a penalty to him. Turner is booked for a foul on Walcott.

Arsenal won a series of corners and Walcott shot wide from the outside. Marshall was booked for delaying time. In the 64th minute, Monreal passed the ball, and Wilshere forced a shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area to hit the outside of the near corner post.

Bendtner and Rosicky replaced Podolski and Flamini respectively. Arsenal came close to opening the scoring in the 67th minute when Theo Walcott's cross from the right was headed wide from 10 yards by an unmarked Mertesacker. One minute later, Theo Walcott whipped in a corner and Mertesacker's header from eight yards bounced off the left-hand post. In the 70th minute, Wilshere's left-footed volley from 22 yards went wide. In the 72nd minute, Rosicky passed the ball and Cazorla's shot from the edge of the box was deflected and confiscated by Marshall. In the 75th minute, Zhang Xu's free kick shot directly went slightly higher.

In the 80th minute, substitute Covey passed, and Kim Bo-kyung shot wide from a distance. In the 82nd minute, Turner's header went over and Cocker fired high from 10 yards in a scuffle. In the 85th minute, Cazorla's left-footed shot was saved by Marshall. In the 86th minute, Bendtner passed the ball and Walcott's shot from the right side of the box went wide of the near corner.

Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 88th minute, Monreal crossed from the left, Zhang Xu's header from the edge of the six-yard box was barely saved by Marshall, and Bendtner fired into the net from the right side of the six-yard box.

Fermaelen then came on in place of the injured Bendtner.

Arsenal sealed the win in the 92nd minute, Zhang Xu received a pass from Wilshere, a straight pass, Walcott single-handedly shot into the net from 8 yards on the right rib of the penalty area, 2-0!

Arsenal seal the win!

In the subsequent league game, Arsenal easily won Cardiff City 2-0 at home! Three points again!

At 5.15pm on 4 January 2014, Arsenal hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the 2013/14 FA Cup at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal have won at home against Tottenham Hotspur for three consecutive seasons, Tottenham has won only one of the last 25 away games against Arsenal, and the remaining 24 games, eight draws and 16 defeats. Arsenal have won 3 and lost 2 of the five FA Cup meetings between the two sides, with the only home game against Tottenham Hotspur coming in 1949.

The two sides have met 171 times in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 72 wins, 45 draws and 54 defeats. Fabianski, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Rosicky and Gnabry rotated their starters. Theo Walcott came on as a central striker and Mesut Ozil was on the bench. Tottenham only started with Bentaleb in place of Cabuye, with Bam Adebayo taking on his former club.

Arsenal have advanced in the third round for the 17th year in a row.

After the start of the game, Tottenham Hotspur's enthusiasm was very good, and only 2 minutes after the opening corner, Adebayor's header rubbed in, Soldado passed back, Dembele's long-range shot was successfully blocked by Zhang Xu, and Soldado's shot from a small angle was cleared by Zhang Xu.

In the 4th minute of the game, Zhang Xu broke through the return pass, but Walcott's shot was missed. In the ninth minute, Koscielny made a mistake and bounced back to Eriksen, and the Dane's one-on-one stab from the edge of the six-yard box was blocked by Fabianski. In the 12th minute, Walcott's diagonal shot from 25 yards was saved by Lloris.

In the 14th minute, Zhang Xu received Walcott's return pass and shot with his left foot in the arc of the penalty area, and the ball hit Ziriches and missed the left post. Nabry then fired a powerful left-footed shot from 15 yards on the right side of the box just over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Eriksen's free-kick from 25 yards went wide. In the 20th minute, Cazorla and Zhang Xu kicked the wall three times in a row and then volleyed wide from outside the arc of the penalty area. Arsenal wasted another chance in the 26th minute, Cazorla passed, Zhang Xu picked the ball on his toes, and the ball was picked up by Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur, and Walcott's one-handed shot from 18 yards on the right side of the box was blocked by Lloris with his legs.

Arsenal took the lead in the 31st minute, Zhang Xu passed to Gnabry near the halfway line, Gnabry crossed and passed diagonally, Zhang Xu received Cazorla's leak ball from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area, and shot hard, immediately blasted open the door of Tottenham Hotspur, and the football flew into the net from the top right corner of the goal.

1 to 0!

In the 40th minute, Walcott won a corner kick with a shot from 30 yards, and then volleyed high from the edge of the box in a corner scuffle. In the 45th minute, Walker returned a pass from the right and Soldado shot wide from the edge of the box.

In the second half, Mertesacker replaced the injured Vermaelen. In the 47th minute, Eriksen drove a corner to the far post and Soldado volleyed high from 16 yards. In the 54th minute, Lennon passed the ball and Soldado fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box on the right side of the box into the far corner.

In the 60th minute of the game, Gnabry made a direct pass, and Zhang Xu shot from a small angle after flashing Dawson and Lloris on the right side of the penalty area! It turned out to be regrettably hit in the sidenet.

Arsenal doubled their lead in the 62nd minute when Rosicky broke through to 15 yards after a steal from midfield to make it 2-0. It was his first FA Cup goal since February 2011.

In the 69th minute, Dembele's long-range shot was confiscated by Fabianski. Flamini and Mesut Ozil replaced Wilshere and Arteta respectively.

In the 77th minute, Gnabry made a steal in front of the field and passed, and Walcott's curling shot from the edge of the penalty area grazed the right post.

In the 82nd minute of the game, something happened that made Zhang Xu feel speechless! Walcott was injured and carried out on a stretcher, and he also made a "2-0" gesture when he left the field! The gesture immediately sparked strong discontent among Tottenham fans.

Soon the matter was discovered by the fourth referee on duty and reported to the referee in time. After repeated confirmation, the referee directly showed Waltko a red card!

As a result, in the next ten minutes, Arsenal only had 10 men left!

As a result, Zhang Xu had to adjust his tactics and lead the team to quickly recover, building a solid defensive line while playing defensive counterattack tactics.

Under his organisation, Arsenal's backline remained impregnable in the face of Tottenham Hotspur's frenzied attacks.

After 5 minutes of stoppage time, Arsenal held on to the win and advanced! (To be continued.) )